Neighbor vs. Neighbour

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  • Neighbor (noun)

    standard spelling of neighbour|from=American spelling

  • Neighbor (verb)

    standard spelling of neighbour|from=American spelling

  • Neighbour (noun)

    A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

    “My neighbour has two noisy cats.”

    “They′re our neighbours across the street.”

  • Neighbour (noun)

    One who is near in sympathy or confidence.

  • Neighbour (noun)

    A fellow human being.

  • Neighbour (verb)

    To be adjacent to

    “Though France neighbours Germany, its culture is significantly different.”

  • Neighbour (verb)

    To be similar to, to be almost the same as.

    “That sort of talk is neighbouring on treason.”

  • Neighbour (verb)

    To associate intimately with; to be close to.

Wiktionary
  • Neighbour (noun)

    a person living next door to or very near to the speaker or person referred to

    “our garden was the envy of the neighbours”

  • Neighbour (noun)

    a person or place in relation to others next or near to it

    “matching our investment levels with those of our European neighbours”

    “I chatted with my neighbour on the flight to New York”

  • Neighbour (noun)

    any person in need of one’s help or kindness (after biblical use)

    “love thy neighbour as thyself”

  • Neighbour (verb)

    (of a place or object) be situated next to or very near (another)

    “the square neighbours the old quarter of the town”

Oxford Dictionary

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